Kim Kaphwan Joins Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves With New Masami Ōbari Trailer

SNK released an animated trailer for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves on Thursday, spotlighting DLC fighter Kim Kaphwan. Kim joined the fighting game's roster that day.

Masami Ōbari returned as director and creative producer after handling earlier animated trailers for the game. Studio G-1 Neo produced the animation.

SNK also released Kim's character guide and background music. June Yoon voices him in English, while Kunihiro Kawamoto provides his Japanese voice.

Season 3 began on July 23, with six characters joining its roster. SNK teased new fighters in a July animated trailer. The season's announced schedule includes:

• Rick Strowd: released July 23.
• Duck King: released August 27.
• Manjiro Sano and Ken Ryuguji from the Tokyo Revengers anime: arriving in October as Season 3 DLC.
• Laocorn: arriving in November.
• An unidentified character: arriving in December.

The game debuted in April 2025 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store. Nintendo Switch 2 will receive a digital release on October 22, followed by a physical edition in January 2027.

The Street Fighter crossover brings Ken and Chun-Li to the game, with both included in Season Pass 1. Its playable additions arrived on this schedule:

• Andy Bogard: June 2025.
• Ken: August 2025.
• Joe Higashi: October 2025.
• Chun-Li: November 2025.
• MR. BIG: December 2025.

Season Pass 2 began with Kim Jae Hoon as its first DLC character. Its releases were:

• Kim Jae Hoon: January 22.
• Nightmare Geese: February 26.
• Blue Mary: March 26.
• Wolfgang Krauser: April 24, marking the game's first anniversary.
• Mr. Karate: May 27.
• Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star: June 28.

The game also added real-life DJ Salvatore Ganacci, professional soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo, and Hokutomaru. Its other returning fighters include:

• Terry Bogard.
• Rock Howard.
• Tizoc.
• Hotaru Futaba.
• Marco Rodrigues.
• B. Jenet.
• Kevin Rian.
• Billy Kane.
• Mai Shiranui.
• Kim Dong Hwan.
• Gato.

Preecha and Vox Reaper appear as new characters.

SNK announced City of the Wolves at the EVO fighting game tournament in 2022. It is the series' first new game in more than two decades.

Fatal Fury (Garō Densetsu in Japan) ranks among SNK's most recognizable fighting game franchises. It introduced several of the company's best-known characters, including:

• Terry Bogard.
• Andy Bogard.
• Mai Shiranui.
• Blue Mary.
• Geese Howard.

Fatal Fury: King of Fighters reached arcades in 1991. The preceding installment, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, debuted in 1999.

SNK's separate The King of Fighters franchise started as a crossover fighter featuring Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting. Characters from both franchises remain mainstays of the long-running series.

Fatal Fury also inspired three anime, all featuring Ōbari's character designs and all released by Discotek Media:

• Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf, a 1992 OVA.
• Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle, a 1993 OVA.
• Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture, a 1994 film that Ōbari also directed.

Ōbari's other credits include The King of Fighters XV and Battle Arena Toshinden.